Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.

    • gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I mean it’s 2023 and the internet exists, there’s no history lost by burning a single copy of Mein Kampf. So religion is just where you draw the line?

      Some people have just as much fervor for nationalism as religion, is it incitement to burn a US flag in the US? What about burning another country’s flag?